For Those With Ears to Hear

Scripture says,

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.”
— Romans 8:28

All things.
Not just good things.
Not just easy things.
Not just Christian Instagram vibes.

Pain.
Betrayal.
Loss.
Cancer.
Bankruptcy.
Death.

All of it, woven into His purpose.

That doesn’t mean it’s painless.
It means it’s purposed.

Case in point? Joseph.
Betrayed by his brothers.
Sold into slavery.
Thrown in prison.
Forgotten and left to rot.

Years of suffering. Years of silence.
And then, God flips the whole thing.

“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.”
— Genesis 50:20

God wasn’t patching things up at the end.
He was orchestrating the entire thing.

The evil of Joseph’s brothers wasn’t outside God’s plan.
It was part of it.

And the same God who worked through Joseph’s betrayal works through yours.

“Our God is in the heavens; He does all that He pleases.”
— Psalm 115:3

He doesn’t owe us comfort.
He gives us redemption.

Not always immediate.
Not always obvious.
But always for His glory, and our ultimate good.

You don’t have to understand the pain to trust the Planner.
You just have to know God is sovereign and He’s good.